Mandy "helps Bernie with Adolf"

Stephen Pollard has an intriguing tale. He claims Peter Mandelson had a conversation with Bernie Ecclestone and advised him on how to mend the damage of his Adolf Hitler "got things done" nonsense at the weekend. Better, he suggests Lord M even helped with Mr Ecclestone's "apology" piece this morning. Can this be true? Surely not. Read it here: it's from the dig deeper school of mea culpa. His argument that Hitler was some kind of economic genius is simply not borne out by the facts. The rest is disjointed nonsense. If this is a recovery strategy for Formula One, it's time for a rethink, and quick. The German grand prix is this weekend.